Nettleton named in Yorkshire origin squad versus Australian Schoolboys

Newcastle Thunder’s Rory Nettleton is in line to play in this month’s England Academy Origin fixtures as the Lancashire and Yorkshire Academy ‘Origin’ squads to face the Australian Schoolboys have been announced.

There are four new faces in the Lancashire squad: Christian Kellett, who joins eight of his St Helens team-mates side, Wigan Warriors’ Reece Hamlett and Sam Halsall and Oliver Leyland of London Broncos, who is the only representative in either side from a Southern club.

The Lancashire side will be coached by former Rochdale Hornets coach Ian Talbot, supported by two-times Steve Prescott Man of Steel winner, Paul Sculthorpe.

Former England and Huddersfield Giants player Luke Robinson will coach the Yorkshire side against the visitors.

The Yorkshire division take on the Australian Schoolboys at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Castleford on Wednesday, November 28 (KO 7.30pm) before Lancashire come head-to-head with the visitors at the Manchester Regional Arena on Saturday, December 1 (KO 3.00pm).

England Academy will then take on the Australian Schoolboys at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday, December 8 (KO 2.00pm) and the Emerald Headingley Stadium on Friday, December 14 (KO 7.30pm).

Squads for the England Academy fixtures will be announced later this month.